Loafiesta 4

Loafiesta 4 is the fourth edition of Loafiesta, the national selection process used to choose the Loafousian entry for Maia Song Contest 14. The edition was confirmed on 2nd November 2017, after being previously rumoured upon their confirmation three days earlier, following the qualification of Bonzai in Maia Song Contest 13, with several changes to the format being announced. The first and most important of these changes is the introduction of returning artist suggestions, in which other countries are invited to recommend or suggest artists who have appeared in previous Maia editions, previous Loafiesta editions, or the Flying The Flag For Loafousia! 1 selection. Five of the ten competing songs will be from these returning artists, though it isn't certain as to whether the top five suggested artists will be those appearing.

Format
On the night of the Grand Final, the 10 entries will be performed, and then voted on by the international juries. The points will all be added together, and the entry with the most points will be chosen to represent Loafousia in Maia Song Contest 14.

Presenters
Alongside the announcement of the national final on 2nd November, ETL confirmed that presenter and comedian Mel Giedroyc would be hosting the show once again, but instead of the previously appearing Tameka Empson and Charlotte OC, previous Maia representative Salt Ashes would be joining Giedroyc, due to Empson's commitments to The Amazing Race and OC's commitments as the opening act.

Performances
The opening act was confirmed to be Charlotte OC, who represented Loafousia in Maia Song Contest 5 with her song "Darkest Hour". The interval act(s) have not yet been confirmed.

Artist Suggestions
Deadline for artist suggestions is 20CET on Monday 6th November.

Entries
A playlist containing all ten entries can be found here.

Final
The final will take place in Tiknik Arena, at a date yet to be confirmed. The winner will be solely decided by international jury votes.